That’s a quote from Eric Hovde, candidate for Wisconsin’s senator (WCPT820 Radio), who despairs about Americans’ lack of civic engagement. The entire quote:
“I like to say, sadly, with females, they spend too much time with what’s going on in Hollywood. And with males, they engross themselves too much with sports. And now it’s not just sports, it’s fantasy sports.”
Here are some data:
Source: BLS ATUS.
I think Mr. Hovde’s main criticism refers to doing these activities by watching TV (I suspect he’s okay with exercise). Here is pre-pandemic data.
Source: BLS ATUS.
I’m agnostic about whether we spend too much on either activity. Myself, on TV watching, I’m probably at the mean for my category.
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